PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - L A Livingston
AU  - S L Forbes
TI  - Lacrosse stick entrapment injury to the thumb
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.37.3.272
DP  - 2003 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 272--273
VI  - 37
IP  - 3
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/37/3/272.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/37/3/272.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2003 Jun 01; 37
AB  - A case of injury to the left thumb following an errant stick check, and subsequent entrapment of the digit in the open sidewall of a lacrosse stick, is presented. A circumferential laceration, severe swelling, and bruising to the proximal phalanx resulted. This case report emphasises the need to limit the dimensions of openings in the sidewalls of lacrosse sticks to prevent the occurrence of this and other preventable injuries.